Autophobia (noun) a fear of being alone or of one's self. Recently I faced one of my biggest fears -- being alone. I am probably not a true autophobic, but I struggle with being one-on-one with myself. I can’t fall asleep on nights when my husband is home late. I fear the day I wake up in the morning and my house is clean and quiet because my kids have all left the nest. Looking back now to my teenage years, I realize I clung to boyfriend after boyfriend because it felt safe